Queen Maxima of The Netherlands arrived in Washington to attend the 2023 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group (IMF/WB). The Queen, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, attended a seminar called "Digital Public Infrastructure: Stacking Up the Benefits" that was held as part of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings.
Dries Van Noten Double-Breasted Tailored Blazer
DRIES VAN NOTEN Pleated Gabardine Wide Leg Pants
The teal colour suits her. But the trousers, no. Terrible cut. Pic 2 almost looks clownish. Amy
ReplyDeleteBoy you are so critical! Looked in the mirror lately ?
DeleteAnonymous 03.29: let’s respect everbody’s opinion! If somebody doesn’t like this look, she’s free to express this opinion.
DeleteMaybe you can tell us what you like about the outfit.
Omgoodness! She looks fabulous!
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This suit makes her look very large......she does work very hard...wonder what her husband does when she is working?
ReplyDeleteHe is King dear. Sure he has loads to do.
DeleteThis is a high-level financial summit; they discuss money issues, in which the King has no expertise. Why should he be there, he's attending to his own matters. I love the color of Máxima's suit but not the baggy pants. |Melanie|
DeleteBeautiful color — one we don’t often see on Maxima — but the cut of the pants is terribly unflattering. — Jane
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree
DeleteAgree. That cut of pantsis not for every body type.
DeleteLadyofthemanor
Agree as well !
DeleteI really like Maxima in this suit until I saw the 2nd photo--the trousers are ghastly! The color is beautiful on her and she's looking marvelous--perfect makeup and her hair is looking good too. Also like the earrings. I cannot wait for the wide trouser leg trend to end!
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I thought exactly the same: looking fabulous, until I saw the 2nd picture. Maybe it's an unfortunate angle (let's hope so, it's a pantsuit with a great colour).
DeleteAgree !!
DeleteSulla modella i pantaloni rendono meglio, sembrano meno larghi di gamba. Probabile sia il modello della giacca che non dona a tutto l'outfit.
DeleteIl colore però è molto bello.
Rossella
Now that's how you show up for a business meeting
ReplyDeleteNice colour of trouser suit. Perfect outfit for the occasion.
ReplyDeleteAnnieM
Love the color coordinated shirt & blazer. The pleated front pants the bottom is unflattering.
ReplyDeletePhoto number 4, the suit makes her look like she's put on a great deal of weight. Though the color is nice, and her hair has seen a hair brush, the overall look is not a good one. Sylvi
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the idea of this pantsuit, the color is gorgeous, but the sizing is on the large side? More streamlined would have looked overall better fit?
ReplyDeleteI think, you are right.
Deleteanna e.
I love the Queen's power suit, strong and interesting color, with coordinating blouse. Even the earrings have a coordinated look, with just a tad of whimsical to stand out. I would have shortened the pants about 3/4 inch to keep from puckering at the ankle. However, I would have used a very good conditioner on my hair and perhaps a good trim before a trip to Washington. I worked in that city for many years and classic business suits ruled.
ReplyDeleteThe jacket is nice. But the trousers? A bit too "gererous", too big. Good colours for Maxima. As always, she looks optimistic and smiling, friendly and sure of herself.
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Correction: generous, of course
DeletePauline
The first photo looks wonderful, but after that...it's those wide pants once more. They look better on a tall person like Maxima than on a shorter person, but I still can't wait for this fad to be over.
ReplyDeleteHowever the double-breasted blazer and its colour, and that of the blouse, are lovely. Not colours that Maxima often wears, which makes me appreciate them on her more.
- Anon 9:13
Beautiful colors, perfect color combo the suite and the shirt, together with the earrings, Queen Maxima looks beautiful. Then the second picture… maybe it is just an unfortunate angle, but the suite looks very voluminous, It makes Maxima look huge, which she surely isn’t, maybe she should have kept the jacket buttoned like on the model.
ReplyDeleteMaxima, the "working girl" look.
ReplyDeleteJust a bit off topic but an occasion to note that two iconic British fashion designers have died within the last six months.
Dame Mary Quant (aged 93) died April 2023. She was the pioneer of the mini-skirt.
Vivienne Westwood (81 years), died December 2022. She was the forerunner of the punk era and the “Mini-Crini”
Both have left an impressive mark in the international fashion world.
May they both rest in peace and may the British fashion designers continue with their original and off beat attitude to fashion.
We can read the newspapers too.
Delete@07:33 Leave our resident historian Deadeggs alone, I enjoy her comments!
DeleteYes Anon 7:33, we can read the "newspapers"; but we don't all read the same thing. I'm sure you don't know everything that's going on in the world. Melanie|
DeleteAlors, deadeggs said off topic and it is, that' s all and she likes to entertain us.
DeleteThe wide trousers only work with a tight closed jacket: see how nice the jacket is on the modelpictures.
ReplyDeleteÀ double breasted blazer should by the way always be worn closed.
It is a pity, because the colour is nice and she has washed her hair, so the overall impression could be good.
Mabel
Well everything has been said already. The color is good, the make-up is good. Even the jacket is good but the pants are too wide and a bit too long. Don't they sleep ? All the bloggers have send their comments during the night ?!
ReplyDeleteYour night could be my morning ( different continent may-be?)
DeleteMabel
Designers get lots of publicity through Royalty wearing their clothes. I would think that they should make sure that the clothes really fit the lady's.
ReplyDeleteLes couleurs s'associent à merveille à la blondeur de Maxima mais je ne suis pas vraiment fan du style du pantalon qui est vraiment large pour sa morphologie et légèrement trop long sur ses chaussures ; j'aurais apprécié de mieux voir ses boucles d'oreilles ?!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colour suit, but the cut of the jacket makes her bigger than she is.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful earrings, does anyone know which brand ?
I like most it as well. For myself, I can only add my voice to criticism about the design of the trousers. I am however aware that many designers want to break away from traditional trousers. They are trying hard but success is difficult to reach...
ReplyDeleteQueen Maxima looks very good in that suit. I like the colour but not the cut, the pants are too wide, in fact I can't wait for this fashion to disappear. Wide pants are suitable for models that are tall and thin.
ReplyDeleteIi think it's time to stop commenting on Q Maxima's hair. I have very fine hair and it's not easy to style it.
what makes you think her hair is fine? It's in an oddly cut manner, which makes it look that way, and for you to tell others how to, or how not to comment is rather rude. She has the resources for all those clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry, but not a good stylist, or hair dresser, her hair looks beautiful on special occasions. BTW, you think she looks good in that suit? Check out the 2nd photo. She looks wider than I've ever seen her, with those pants.
DeleteI also think it’s time to stop criticising Maxima’s hair. If we criticise fashion (inanimate objects!) it’s quite different from criticising the person. To the person who’s commented above, no, it is not rude to remind others to be kind. It’s a public blog, so let’s be kind and remember that anyone may read the comments including the ladies whose pictures are shown here, and their children. - Prue
DeleteI think as well it would be better to stop criticizing her hair. This heavily layered hair styling is her choice. None of the bloggers would accept criticism from others about styling choices, if it were at all possible.
DeleteI tend to agree with the post that her hair looks bad most of the time, when she out does herself in all other areas, hair is also up for grabs on comments.
DeleteWhat could have been a total winner is instead a total tailoring disaster. Even on the model the sleeves are pulling and puckering, on Maxima it looks like she slept in her suit. What a pity because the colours are so subtle and refreshing for a change they really suit her, the earings just right and her hair and make up match her loverly smile.
ReplyDeleteIn the first photo I thought, "wow, Queen Maxima looks beautiful!" The pants take away from the outfit, if only they were not so long.
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Aside from the colour, I like nothing of that look. It seems a throwback to the Eighties, where huge front-pleated trousers had been just the thing. Perhaps we see a trend here, as Queen Letizia stepped out in a flower-patterned dress this week, too, that was strongly reminiscent of that era forty years ago.
ReplyDeleteColor is great, I bet when she took the jacket off the pants looked much better. The super long pants dont really suit many people no matter how thin.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, brilliant and hard-working woman Queen Máxima is! She is a great role-model for young women!
ReplyDeleteShe must have tried this expensive designer suit on,before agreeing to purchase it! Maybe the mirrors in her closet defy reality! I can’t think of another reason,as to why Maxima would think the trouser are anything but unflattering. Bea
ReplyDeleteQ. Maxima looks so pretty in that beautiful shade of blue. I love the jacket and the blouse but I don't care for the pants. I know they're the "style" now but they are not flattering. Her hair is so pretty today too!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color on Maxima but it looks too large for her.
ReplyDeleteShe looks horrible in this suit. Everyone stating otherwise must be blind. She, on the other hand, is pleased as ever with herself.
ReplyDeleteTiger Lily
Or you're the one whose blind given you are in a minority.
DeleteAnd very sure of herself.
DeleteNice color suit. But for some reason the pant don't seem to fit to well. css
ReplyDeleteFirst photo is lovely, the colour is not something she usually wears, allows her beauty to shine. Second photo, OMG, the entire outfit is ruined by the pants. Make her look as if she is over weight. I know its the illusion the wide pants give, but really, doesn't she have a full length mirror? I see she found her hair brush, good for her, we knew you could if you looked hard enough. lol... ... G & C
ReplyDeleteSes BOUCLES D'OREILLES ✳️🌟👿
ReplyDeleteSes boucles d'oreilles ✳️🌟👿
ReplyDeleteSes boucles d'oreilles ✳️🌟👿
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